Full Version: Publishers should be scared "witless"

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#5]
 1 Jul 2006
To: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#4] 1 Jul 2006

Dave,

There are still a large number of people who aren't internet savvy, or internet-interested.

I run into them all the time. No way to get them interested, no matter how valuable the information.

Good news for the publishers.

Did the $100 ad pay off?

Hope you weren't selling a $75 item. :-) 

From: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#6]
 1 Jul 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#5] 1 Jul 2006

I was looking for employees. It paid off real well. The two people I hired are still with me and great people.

From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#7]
 1 Jul 2006
To: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#6] 1 Jul 2006

Dave,

Classified ads for employment are always substantially higher than those where you might be selling a product. Running an ad for a garage sale might cost less than 25% of an employment ad.

From: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#8]
 1 Jul 2006
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#7] 1 Jul 2006

Well it sure caught me by surprise. It's been the only ad I ever placed for employees.

From: UncleSteve [#9]
 1 Jul 2006
To: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#8] 1 Jul 2006

Since they actually READ the ad, it guaranteed they were at least semi-literate... >.< 

From: Doug (JDOUG5170) [#10]
 2 Jul 2006
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#7] 2 Jul 2006

Anytime to let it slip that you are a commercial entity, you are at the mercy of the service....no matter if it is the newspaper, your local electricity provider, phone service or even the trash pick-up. Commercial rates are always higher than residential or private. After all....folks in business don't really pay it anyway...they just pass it on to the consumer...that's not inflationary, is it? (devil) 

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#11]
 2 Jul 2006
To: Doug (JDOUG5170) [#10] 2 Jul 2006

quote:
After all....folks in business don't really pay it anyway...they just pass it on to the consumer.


Doug,

You forgot to mention that all business owners are filthy rich. :-) 

From: Mike (MIKEN) [#12]
 2 Jul 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#11] 2 Jul 2006

David:

I use Craig's list and perceived it to be rather sophisticated rather than unsophisticated. In any event I have purchased items there (much safer than ebay) and presently I'm trying to sell an item there.

It's their city by city approach I like.

EDITED: 2 Jul 2006 by MIKEN

From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#13]
 6 Jul 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#1] 6 Jul 2006

quote:
This trend hasn't escaped the attention of Google, and other companies,



Google bought Craigs list.

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#14]
 6 Jul 2006
To: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#13] 6 Jul 2006

Chuck,

If you can't beat 'em, acquire 'em. :-) 

I didn't know that.

From: Bieb (HABIEB) [#15]
 6 Jul 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#14] 6 Jul 2006

And... MySpace.com was purchased by Rupert Murdoch and News Corp, for a measly $580million. Read about it here:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.07/murdoch.html

Now if I could only come up with the next Myspace, or Craigs list... hmmm..


Harold

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#16]
 6 Jul 2006
To: Bieb (HABIEB) [#15] 6 Jul 2006

Very interesting Harold.

Murdoch has an interesting challenge ahead, in trying to mildly tame anarchy, without killing it. :-) 

He says, "We'll figure it out."

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